Courses* taken by our Registered Nursing students include:

<strong>Fundamentals of Nursing Theory</strong>
This course is an introduction of the foundation of nursing theory and concepts to promote and maintain safe, effective health care with culturally diverse patients. Students will integrate the professional nursing roles of clinician, teacher, leader, and advocate while demonstrating critical thinking and utilizing the nursing process in the promotion of health and the foundational care of client response to physiological and psychosocial health conditions of the adult client. A grade of “C” or better is required to earn credit for this course.

<strong>Health Appraisal</strong>
Health appraisal integrates psychosocial and pathophysiological processes, which includes techniques of history taking and health assessment in nursing practice and knowledge of normal findings and common deviations. A grade of “C” or better is required to earn credit for this course.

<strong>Pediatrics Theory</strong>
This course provides an introduction to nursing care of the pediatric client and family, emphasizing wellness, illness, hospitalization and pediatric development. Students will examine nursing care of the pediatric client from birth through adolescence and their families. Concepts include disease process, medical treatments, nursing responsibilities, interventions and expected outcomes, as well as cultural, psychosocial, ethical and legal issues. A grade of “C” or better is required to earn credit for this course.

<em>*Students will take additional program courses on top of the three listed courses. Courses may vary by program, credential level and campus.</em>